Internet access for disabled people: Understanding socio-relational factors in Europe

Scholz, Frederike; Yalcin, Betul; Priestley, Mark

doi:10.5817/cp2017-1-4

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“…There are several studies to show how internet use in the general population depends on various biological, economic, social or organizational aspects. Age is negatively related to internet use, but higher education, higher income, having a job, being coupled is related to higher internet use [3]. The previously gender gap in internet access, has closed in several countries [4][5][6][7], but still women use the internet less and for different purposes.…”

Section: The Nature Of Digital Dividesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Disability is often ignored as a potential reason for digital exclusion [3]. Few researchers investigating the digital divide have paid attention to disability [3,4,24].…”

Section: Disability Digital Dividesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Disability is often ignored as a potential reason for digital exclusion [3]. Few researchers investigating the digital divide have paid attention to disability [3,4,24]. Dobransky and Hargittai [4] explored the digital divide by investigating internet access and use among people with six types of disabilities.…”

Section: Disability Digital Dividesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden

Johansson

Gulliksen

Gustavsson

2020

Univ Access Inf Soc

101

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Although Sweden is one of the most digitalized countries and the Swedish population's use of the internet is among the most studied in the world, little is known about how Swedes with disabilities use internet. The purpose of this study is to describe use of and perceived difficulties in use of the internet among people with disabilities and to explore digital divides in-between and within disability groups, and in comparison with the general population. This is a cross-sectional survey targeting the same issues as other nationwide surveys but adapted for people with cognitive disabilities. Participants were recruited from May to October 2017 by adaptive snowball sampling. The survey comprised questions on access to and use of devices, and use of and perceived difficulties in use of internet. A total of 771 people responded to the survey, representing 35 diagnoses/impairments. Larger proportions of people with autism, ADHD and bipolar disorder reported using internet than other disability groups. Women with autism used the internet more than any other disability group, and women with aphasia used the internet the least. People with disabilities related to language and understanding reported more difficulties using internet than other disability groups. Larger proportions of participants than the general Swedish population reported not feeling digitally included. In many but not all disability groups, larger proportions of men than women reported not feeling digitally included. Our findings show that there are differences in digital inclusion between subgroups of diagnoses/ impairments. Thus, disability digital divides are preferably investigated by sub-grouping disabilities, rather than studied as one homogeneous group.

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Section: The Nature Of Digital Dividesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Disability is often ignored as a potential reason for digital exclusion [3]. Few researchers investigating the digital divide have paid attention to disability [3,4,24].…”

Section: Disability Digital Dividesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden

Johansson

Gulliksen

Gustavsson

2020

Univ Access Inf Soc

101

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“…A recurrent and important issue is the ' digital divide', which emphasizes a disparity in Internet access between disabled and non-disabled people to varying degrees all over the world. For example, in the EU, disabled people have a 62% lower chance of having Internet access at home (Scholz, Yalcin & Priestley 2017). Different factors affect the potential for access.…”

Section: Intellectual Disabilities and The Internetmentioning

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Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and Social Media: A Literature Review and Thematic Analysis

Borgström¹,

Daneback²,

Molin

2019

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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Background: The aim of this review is to identify and analyse the research findings in the field of young people with intellectual disabilities and social media. Method: Twelve peer-reviewed papers published in well-established and recognized journals between 2001 and 2017 were identified from electronic database searches (Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar), the Internet (Facebook) and correspondence with experts. Results: Six topics were identified through thematic analysis of the texts: opportunities, risk and vulnerability, sexuality, identity, barriers and support. Conclusion: The latest research on young people with intellectual disabilities is characterized by issues of risk, vulnerability and support. The concept of positive risk-taking is suggested for the development of methodological approaches in practice and research. Furthermore, vulnerability, online and offline activities and identity formation should be examined more closely, and there is a call for new research methods in this area, for example observations and netnography.

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“…When it comes to web accessibility, recent studies confirm that disability status is a significant factor in differentiating Internet access in European countries [53,54]. The Eurobarometer report on discrimination in the EU, released in 2012 [55], indicates that there is gap in Internet access of more than 20 percentage points between people with disabilities and non-disabled people.…”

Section: Web Accessibility In Europementioning

confidence: 99%

Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities in the European Union: Paving the Road to Social Inclusion

Ferri

Favalli

2018

Societies

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Despite the drawbacks and the challenges highlighted by several scholars, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), in particular the World Wide Web, has the potential to foster social inclusion of people with disabilities. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), which entered into force in 2008, has illuminated the role technology can play as a tool to promote the human rights of people with disabilities, and their participation and inclusion in society. The UNCRPD has also conceptualized ICT accessibility as a precondition for the enjoyment of rights, prompting a series of reforms in domestic legal frameworks globally and in the European Union (EU). Against this background, this article aims to address the role played by the EU in fostering "digital inclusion", and critically evaluates relevant EU policies and legal rules, locating them within the broader realm of the implementation of the UNCRPD. It pays particular attention to Directive 2016/2102 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies, as well as on the proposal for a European Accessibility Act (EAA). It attempts to show that, while the EU has thus far played an extremely important role in fostering web accessibility, many remaining obstacles must be eradicated to fully ensure access to the web to people with disabilities. This article adopts a doctrinal legal research methodology and is primarily concerned with the analysis of relevant legal rules and related scholarship. In addition, it is informed by a socially-oriented understanding of disability and builds upon the multifaceted and multidisciplinary literature on disability and technology.

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Internet access for disabled people: Understanding socio-relational factors in Europe

Abstract: Access to the Internet has become a sine qua non-of everyday life. It also offers new routes to economic and

Cited by 62 publications

References 16 publications

Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden

Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden

Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and Social Media: A Literature Review and Thematic Analysis

Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities in the European Union: Paving the Road to Social Inclusion

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